Have you ever been in sleep paralysis?

Question

Have you ever been in sleep paralysis?

Answer 1

Yes, it usually happen when I'm extra tired and stressed out for some reason. I've never been scared of it but I've found it annoying.

Answer 2

Yep. People used to tell e that when u sleep ur body paralyzes itself so that u don't act out ur dreams. But if u wake up all of a sudden then ur mentally aware and alert but ur body is still paralyzed. my mom and myself believe that satan takes advantage of this normal phenomenon to strike fear into people's hearts, because when it happens to me , I always have an overwhelming sense of fear and on some occasions I feel/see 'someone' in the bed next to me ( I sleep alone) or at the foot of my bed. my mom told me to call on Jesus' name, because that's the only name that evil fears-after all light banishes darkness. the only problem with that was that I couldn't move my lips to say a prayer, so I would think it really hard-I mean really hard, and after a few seconds the 'paralysis' would ease up off of me. evil can not be in the presence of goodness. For a while though, I was scared to go to sleep ,so I would stay up real late mindful to not pray before I went to sleep because I thought that's what brought these attacks on me. However I realized that that's exactly what satan wants, for us to lose faith and think that God isn't there to protect us. So I started praying again every night and telling myself that I wouldn't be scared of a being that uses such juvenile scare tactics and waits until night to operate. I haven't had those paralysis episodes in a while ( a few months) but they have reoccurred recently (a couple weeks ago) and its been on days when I was particularly inattentive and unappreciative of God's grace, but I prayed in Jesus' name as it happened and the paralysis and fear eased up off of me.

Some people call it sleep-apnea, and it probably is but that doesn't make evil any less real-satan uses real, natural phenomenon ( proof of his restricted abilities, he is not all powerful like God!)

I know this sounds crazy to most of u and u probably think I’m some 'deluded, simple-minded' Christian, but u can't deny that in every culture people report cases like this all the time -'old hag' exists everywhere. Just have faith guys :)

Answer 3

Yes, I have it often enough that it effects my energy level.  I used to get it twice a week, but that was more than likely crazy teen hormones I think.

Blessed be

Answer 4

Yes, ever since I've been a little kid. It's actually quite common none the less it's disturbing. Seem to happen more if I sleep on my back or in a confined space or I'm stressed out. It's also called REM intrusion.

http://paranormal.about.com/library/week...

Answer 5

Yes, many times, usually in the morning right before waking up. It's usually as if I'm awake and it's light out but I can't move. I usually try to move one of my arms which helps me out of it. I would hate to really be paralyzed like that for real. Sleeping with one of my arms behind or over my head seems to trigger it.

Answer 6

nope

Answer 7

Yes. couple of times in this state you can't move and are able to see things. I woke up in this state of paralysis and saw a dark figure, also i could hear things far like if theyre close to my ear. weird.

Answer 8

It always feels as you are not asleep and there is an invisable doglike being sitting on your chest or if you feel you are standing, it is hanging on you like a panda would.

For some reason it gives the sensation that you are not asleep, but either cannot move or trudging through quicksand.

I have never woke directly out of this state, but always go bake to regular sleep and then wake which gives it more of a feel that it was real.

Answer 9

yep, several times. And in rare cases it can be fatal. This is the subject for the Old Hag syndrom many people experience. But it is, in fact, a medical problem that can be treated. One can find all sorts of info on this subject on the internet.

Answer 10

Yes, and it's very normal,

Answer 11

Many many times. It scares me. I notice its because you're in between being awake and being asleep.